The Great Molasses Flood of ’19

The Great Boston Molasses Tragedy, occurred on January 15, 1919, in the North End neighborhood of Boston. A large molasses tank burst and a wave of molasses rushed through the streets at an estimated 35 mph, killing 21 and injuring 150. The event has entered local folklore, and residents claim that on hot summer days the area still smells of molasses.

Yes.

Molasses.

In January.

One of the worst jobs my dad would make me do (because he couldn’t pay anybody else enough) was to clean the molasses barrel pump. He ran a feed mill and cattle loves their molasses mixed in their feed.